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, better support to the bearers o c PHILIP JACOB SGHOIJP, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

Letters Patent No. 108,395, dated October 18, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT lN APPARATUS FCR THE SUPPORT OF SKATERS:

The Schedule :exerted to in these ALetters Patent and'makng part; of the same.

Nature and Object of the Invention. The first part of my invention relates to the combination of diagonal braces and their fastenings to the runners and bearers of an apparatus for the support of skaters, Sto., already patented February 9, 1869, Let-ters Patent No. 86,699.

The object of this part of my invention is to give a 'lhc second part relates to the combination of a pair of forks, with foot-board attached, with the bearers c c. l The object is to secure a more comfortable rest for the feet of the person seated on the sleigh.

VIhc third part of the invention relates to the combination of the bearers and braces with parallel runi ners, the object of which is to u sc the sleigh also in streets covered with snow, in which a sleigh with parallel runners can more advantagconslybe used as the triangular' sleigh.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing. Figure l is a plan showing the improvements, ar-

ranged with the triangular shape of the sleigh.

Figure 2 is a front View of the triangular-shaped sleigh.

Figure 3 is a side View, showing the forks, attached to bearer, on a larger scale. Figure 4 is a plan, showing sleigh with parallel runw ners.

Iiigure 5 is a view of a bracket, bolted to bearers c" c, to hold diagonal braces.

General Description..

bearers c" c by mea-ns of bracket G and a bolt.

D D are iron forks, projecting at an angle from the bearers c c'.

These forks are fastened to flange E by a bolt, but loosely, to allow the forks to be turned dow n and laid alongside bearers c c', whenever the sleigh is folded.

The forks are provided with a shoulder, fu, which-` rests on flange E, and keeps the forks in an .up right position.

A foot-board, F, is slipped between the forks, and affords an easy rest for the feet of the person seated on the sleigh.

Bearers c c' c" c" and braces A A.' can also be combined with parallel runners, either in combination with horizontal braces h h', or combined with a double hin ge, c, converting, at pleasure, the triangularshaped sleigh into one with parallel runners. In this ease a double set of diagonal braces is needed, to answer the changed angle and length between the bearers.

The bracket G is provided with a slit or enlarged hole, to adapt itself and bolt to different angles.

The braces can be dressed to answer the openings of the socket.

The forks for the foot-board will answer for both arrangements. A larger foot-board is needed for sleighs with parallel runners.

C lm'ons.

stantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth.

PHILIP J. SOHOPP. Witnesses:

RICHARD M. DISNEY, ARNOLD Sonori. 

